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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well if you don’t have the budget for a house cleaner you probably don’t have the budget to go skiing every weekend either... you really don’t know what goes on in other people’s houses. Maybe their homes are a mess and they cut their own hair. Maybe they can function on 4 hours of sleep. Maybe they are more efficient than you. Maybe (probably) they throw money at the problem. It doesn’t really matter what other people are doing so try not to get caught up in skiing pictures.

If you are cool with your life as long as you don’t go on instagram or Facebook then you can stop reading here and just stop going on those sites. If you are overwhelmed and want to get organized, read on.

Here’s how to be organized:

1. Get your house in order. Clean up, clear out. Have a place for everything. Take a PTO day or schedule a weekend for this. It’s important to start with a clean slate.
2. Be ruthless about what comes into your home. Don’t buy shit you don’t need, don’t get a new toy without getting rid of another one.
3. Spend time every day keeping things in order. No piles of unopened mail, it takes five minutes to go through every day. Tidy up and clean something every night. DH should do this too and kids as is age appropriate. Everything should be packed and ready the night before.
4. Schedule everything. Automate bills, schedule a time to get camps squared away, review finances once a month, schedule your haircut, etc. drop your dry cleaning off every Tuesday morning. 
5. Don’t try to go it alone. Include the kids and your husband. Kids are great laundry folders, dusters, dish dryers... husbands can and should participate equally.

Good luck. Sorry if that sounds harsh but that’s how I talk to myself when I start comparing and it snaps me right out of it.
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This is all solid advice.  Handling everything as it comes in (backpacks, mail, packages), not buying or keeping excess stuff, and having a place to put everything are key.[/quote]

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